Asa Whitcomb letter to Dr. David Townsend, 17 July 1776.
Content Description
Original and two copies of a July 1776 letter from Colonel Asa Whitcomb to Dr. David Townsend regarding the inoculation of Whitcomb's regiment, presumably against smallpox.
Dates
- Creation: 17 July 1776
Creator
- Whitcomb, Asa, 1718-1804 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access requires advance notice. Contact Public Services for further information.
Conditions Governing Use
Public domain.
Extent
0.01 cubic feet (1 file folder)Biographical Note
Asa Whitcomb (1718-1804) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. Whitcomb lead the 5th Massachusetts Regiment during the Seige of Boston at the battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, and in 1776 he took command of the 6th Continental Regiment (also known as the 13th Massachusetts Regiment).
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred to the Harvard Medical Library by Warren Anatomical Museum in 2017 (Accession #2017-030).
Processing Information
Processed by Marco Lanier in November 2022. Collection was processed according to Level 1 protocol.
Creator
- Whitcomb, Asa, 1718-1804 (Person)
Subject
- Townsend, David, 1753-1829 (Person)
- Rand, Isaac, 1743-1822 (Person)
- Ward, Artemas, 1727-1800 (Person)
- Whitcomb, Asa, 1718-1804 (Person)
- Title
- Whitcomb, Asa, 1718-1804. Letter to Dr. David Townsend, Boston, 17 July 1776: Finding Aid.
- Status
- completed
- Author
- Marco Lanier
- Date
- 2022-11-28
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- eng
- EAD ID
- med00506
Repository Details
Part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository
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